| Artist | Metallica |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal |
| Labels | Megaforce Records, Elektra Records, Vertigo Records, Blackened Recordings |
Metallica Albums Ranked
| Rank | Cover art | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ride the Lightning (1984) | 94.4 | 201 | 11 | #1 for 1984 #6 all-time |
| 2 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 90.3 | 241 | 19 | #3 for 1986 #19 all-time |
| 3 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 89.2 | 156 | 14 | #5 for 1988 #67 all-time |
| 4 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 88.2 | 141 | 8 | #3 for 1983 #118 all-time |
| 5 |  | Metallica (1991) | 86.1 | 159 | 6 | #5 for 1991 #223 all-time |
| 6 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93.2 | 29 | 1 | #4 for 1993 #235 all-time |
| 7 |  | Garage Inc. (1998) | 83.7 | 57 | 5 | #36 for 1998 #1,222 all-time |
| 8 |  | Death Magnetic (2008) | 79.3 | 145 | 9 | #32 for 2008 #1,344 all-time |
| 9 |  | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987) [EP] | 85.7 | 14 | 0 | #46 for 1987 #2,709 all-time |
| 10 |  | S&M 2 (2020) [Live] | 83.2 | 13 | 1 | #91 for 2020 #4,198 all-time |
| 11 |  | 72.7 | 99 | 10 | #153 for 2016 #5,000 all-time | |
| 12 |  | Fuel (1998) [EP] | 83 | 5 | 0 | #133 for 1998 #6,008 all-time |
| 13 |  | Load (1996) | 68.3 | 115 | 8 | #143 for 1996 #6,530 all-time |
| 14 |  | Reload (1997) | 67.4 | 105 | 4 | #151 for 1997 #6,983 all-time |
| 15 |  | 72 Seasons (2023) | 67.1 | 77 | 7 | #130 for 2023 #7,435 all-time |
| 16 |  | S&M (1999) [Live] | 65.9 | 77 | 5 | #178 for 1999 #7,739 all-time |
| 17 |  | Metallica: Through the Never (2013) [Live] | 71.1 | 23 | 1 | #275 for 2013 #7,740 all-time |
| 18 |  | Beyond Magnetic (2011) [EP] | 64.1 | 23 | 2 | #322 for 2011 #8,542 all-time |
| 19 |  | St. Anger (2003) | 49 | 200 | 13 | #268 for 2003 #8,801 all-time |
| 20 |  | Lulu (2011) | 45.2 | 88 | 4 | #336 for 2011 #8,941 all-time |
| 21 |  | Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at The Masonic (2019) [Live] | 46.1 | 16 | 0 | #189 for 2019 #8,993 all-time |
| 22 |  | St. Anger (2003) [EP] | 48.8 | 5 | 0 | #272 for 2003 #9,014 all-time |
